history of technology

Blood-Pressure Recorder, 1859, from Etienne-Jules Marey. "La Methode Graphique dans les Sciences Experimentales et particulierement en Physiologie et en Medicine." G. Masson. Paris. 1878. p. 167. fig. 52

The Cybernetic Apparatus: Media, Liberalism, and the Reform of the Human Sciences

Proquest had the gall to ask me for a fee to distribute my dissertation. A bit miffed, I thought I'd rather post it online myself, which I've done here:

Dissertation PDF

I welcome any comments or suggestions by email. If you don't have the time to leisurely read 250 pages at this moment, here's a brief abstract:

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